What color is #83A369?

#83A369 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A369?

The RGB value is 131, 163, 105: 131 red, 163 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A369?

The complementary color is #8969A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A369?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A369 color

#83A369 rgb(131, 163, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #83A369 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 63.9% green and 41.2% blue (131, 163, 105).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 24% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#83A369 color codes

HEX	`#83A369`
RGB	`rgb(131, 163, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 63.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 24%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 36%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 36%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.38, -21.75, 26.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.38, 34.38, 129.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.007, 32.039, 18.229)`
Decimal	`8627049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A369, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #83A369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A369 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #83A369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a369; }
.text { color: #83a369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 163 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a369, #69a36c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #83A369?: #83A369 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A369?: The RGB value is 131, 163, 105: 131 red, 163 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A369?: The complementary color is #8969A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A369?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.